Jho Low

Prosecutors say Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel was in dire need of cash, and found a solution to his problem through Low, who was known to pay Hollywood ...

Michel's defence team on Thursday opted to delay their opening statement until after prosecutors complete making their case. In exchange for helping Low, the government said Michel pocketed US$18 million. In 2019, the Justice Department secured a civil settlement separate from the criminal action with Low, and Low agreed to return about US$1 billion in assets. Later, after learning he was under criminal investigation, prosecutors said Michel tried to obstruct the probe by contacting witnesses and sending demand letters to straw donors from the 2012 campaign that threatened them with a lawsuit if they did not repay the funds. Prosecutors also said Michel failed to register as a foreign agent as required by law. In the first alleged scheme, prosecutors said Michel agreed to funnel about US$2 million from Low into Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.

When, back in 2015, Sarawak Report flagged up suspicious payments that were plainly funded by 1MDB cash into Democrat campaigns for the Senate during the ...

Meanwhile, using Jho Low’s money Pras Michel proceeded to make a series of enormous further donations to the Obama campaign from companies he directly owned – three donations made in September and October 2012 totalled $1,125,000. [ Nicky Lum Davis](https://www.sarawakreport.org/2023/03/najibs-oh-so-expensive-game-of-golf/), and a former DOJ lawyer, George Higgenbotham have all pleaded guilty to conspiring with Jho Low in the affair. By this time Jho Low was also doing the bidding of the Chinese government who had facilitated the cover-up over 1MDB. They further claim Pras Michel was aware of this because when one straw donor refused to pay the money on the grounds it was illegal, he did not challenge their refusal. He was merely a paid employee of Jho Low, acting as the front for the foreign donations and knowingly lying on official documents by claiming the money was his. “June 25, 2012, JHO LOW traveled from Singapore to Miami, Florida on his private jet to attend the fundraising event and meet Candidate A [Obama]. In turn the campaigns themselves submitted false information based on his claims. Pras Michel passed their requests to an unnamed high ranking campaign official in the fundraising committee in an attempt to get an invitation one event Obama was due to attend in September. The party took numerous photos of themselves and Obama. White had set up company for the purpose of this project named DuSable Capital and we noted it had provided several payments to Democrat campaigns for the 2014 Senate elections. Evidence suggests that the motive was money. “The defendants conspired to circumvent federal law against foreign influence …